Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
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Subtitles for: Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
"From the very pages of life itself!"
During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.
| Rate | ★ 8/10 (218 votes) |
| Genre | Drama Romance War |
| Duration | 1h 29m |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Release | 01 Dec 1959 |
| Language | RU |
| Director | Grigoriy Chukhray |
| Keywords | world war ii russian soldier soldier soldier on leave return home reflective soldiers of the russian empire blaze of glory |
| IMDb | tt0052600 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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Vladimir Ivashov
Alyosha Skvortsov
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Zhanna Prokhorenko
Shura
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Antonina Maksimova
Katerina, Alyosha's Mother
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Nikolay Kryuchkov
The General
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Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Vasya, the Invalid
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Elza Lezhdey
Liza, the Invalid's Wife
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Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry
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Yevgeni Teterin
The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'
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Valentina Markova
Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
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Mariya Kremneva
Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
